It’s no secret that women and minorities are under-represented in the music industry. With the release of the Northern Bass line up last week, this severe lack of representation became even more evident with the festival announcing a total of four acts for its female lineup. Wire Producer Harry caught up with pop music commentator and columnist, Miriama Aoake, to learn more about the music scene in New Zealand, and how we can provide more accessability and exposure for the women and minority communities involved.
This week's Wire Worry topic is LGBT issues/Pride. Today, we focus on a particularly sensitive issue: blood donations from gay and bisexual men.
Although the situation of MSM ("men who have sex with men") donations has improved in the last 10 years, there is stil a one year deferral period. This means: if you are a sexually active gay or bisexual man, you have to go through a year of total abstinence if you want to give your blood.
The Wednesday Wire team discusses the deferral, the science behind it, and whether it can be perceived as discriminatory. Facts and figures provided by our producer Lisa Boudet.
We had contacted NZ Blood Service for comment but no one was available at the time to speak on the matter, so bear in mind this discussion is only a fragment of a longer report, which will be broadcasted and uploaded soon.
This Wire Worry Week, we are focusing on reframing the refugee crisis.
We have been speaking about The EU and Italy, discrimination of Refugees in NZ, and decontexualising the term crisis.
This Month saw the government up it’s quota from 750 to 1000 refugees per year, in accordance with with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. This week saw five families, 21 refugees in total welcomed to New Zealand as part of a Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship Program. The group will spend two weeks at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement center, before being settled in communities with support from approved sponsors. Harry spoke with Manager at the Centre Qemajl Murati to find out a little bit more about the welcoming of Refugees to NZ.
After speaking with Qemajl, Harry wanted to find out more about the issues faced by refugees once they leave the center. One of the organisations that works to support asylum seekers and refugees is The Refugee Council of New Zealand (RCNZ) whose purpose is to provide advice, information and assistance, and promote a strategic response to the needs of refugees and asylum seekers. Harry spoke with president of the Council Dr Arif Saeid to unpack some of the issues refugees in NZ are facing once resettled.
Today the Helen Clark Foundation released a poll which found 69 percent of respondents would prefer legalisation or decriminalisation of cannabis over total criminalisation. Lyric spoke with Snadra Murray from Make It Legal NZ about these figures, fears around cannabis corporate harm, and more.
ECO VIRTUAL - Clear Skies
DJ 刺身 - ima killa
Paris - Marselha
Blank Banshee - Cerulean
Yung Beef - Infierno
Paul Marmota/Tomasa del Real - Venganza Katana
Tomasa del Real - Sirena
Wachita China - G H E T T 0 S H V
Villaelvin - HEADROOF
Prettybwoy - Island
La Zowi - Sin Modales
Fatima Al Qadiri - Medieval Femme
Black Marble - Pretender
Exit Sense - Venus in Furs (Black Mage Mix)
Dodomzit (A Radical, Cynical Tool) - NET GALA
Игорь Чернявский - Hommage
Beverly Hills 808303 - B3 [Acid Planet 4]
Tank Source - Freq. Out (Acidcore 1994)
Total Science - Squash (VIP rmx)
The Dream Team,Ricky Tuffy - Stamina (1996 VIP)
Sub Focus - X-Ray
Digital - Weatherman
２８１４ - テレパシー
Slikback - Sonshitsu
La Zowi - Gogo
Bad Gyal - Dinero (Prod. Fakeguido)
Kelman Duran - Rara (feat. Amazondotcom)
MEAN-E - PLANETARY NEBULAE
NET GALA - Resolution III
Adjusted Speech - Infertile (feat. Damru)
Aphex Twin - Girl Boy (NLS Mix)
Jlin - Asylum
Intense - Breathless
Aladdin - We Enter (Deep Forest Dub Mix)
Ed Rush - Subway
Source Direct - Future London
Photek - KJZ
STILL - Still Sound Boy Test Feat. I Jahbar (Duppy Gun Productions Remix)
Nihiloxica - 170819
SKYMNING - Cigs & Bread
INVT - Pop It Slow
Dj Rashad - Feelin'
DJ NHK Guy - SUM PPL
DJ Manny - All I Do Is (Smoke Trees)
DeeJay YB - WorkHere
BCOTB - High Rollers
Fatima Al Qadiri - Dragon Tattoo
Mondkopf - Hadès 2
Aphex Twin - Meltphace 6
Danny Brown - Really Doe
Soulja Boy Tell'em; Sammie - Kiss Me Thru The Phone
The Bug - How bout dat (feat. FFSYTHO)
Immortals - 11th Hour
De Schuurman - Nu Ga Je Dansen
Don Zilla - Bujingo
Hakuna Kulala (label) - Ossiris Drums
James Blake - Pan
Kryptic Minds - To Feel
Nomine/Iustina - To The Sky (feat. Iustina)
Fatima Al Qadiri - Aftermath
Prettybwoy - Isol
PSEUDO x KID ROBIN - MEDIO AJO
CHLO - Azul del Cielo
Schacke - Klub Theme
Slikback - GENGAR
13Block x K-LONE - FUNK LE 17 (Tim Karbon Bootleg)
CASH FROM HASH - TURBOCHARGER
Nazar - Clan (Slikback Remix)
DJ NERVOSO-MARTU
ET - Hallucizoan Cosmogenia
Woven Thorns - Divine Violence
V.I.V.E.K/Mel Dymond - Over My Head (Original Mix)
VINÍ FT. SAINT CABOCLO - MALAD¥N
ﾌ丂丂 - BROKEN BIBLES
Pangaea - You & I
V.I.V.E.K - Strategy
Kode9; The Spaceape - Quantum
ZAZIM SOUNDSYSTEM - 139
Beverly Hills 808303 - A3 [Acid Planet 4]
Dark Energy - Echo Location
EEZIR - Shadow Stryder
Kaval - Nenufar
999999999 - 300000003
Bok Bok - Foxtrot (Neana Bootleg)
Joe - Maximum Busy Muscle
Planetary Assault Systems - Dungeon
Inner City - And I Do
AUX 88 featuring A Number of Names - Sharivari 2013 (Aux 88 Digital Mix)
FLmm - Fleruty (original mix)
Sleeper/Jamakabi - Civil War (Anhile Remix)
Wulffluw XCIV - Nyege Digital Immersion
ccontrary - Dummy
Even the Strong (label) - Tompocalypse
LEINAD - PAIS SAQUEADO
I Hate Models - She Said Fuck People I Have Drugs (Original Mix)
EL PLVYBXY - Extasis Total
OYISSE - Skunk
The Planet Of Drums - Tim Taylor & Dan Zamani
EL-B - Amazon
Frances Chan plays artists she’s never played before on the Jazz Show. It’s a minefield of discovery – from 70s French cool and kinky Krauts to Japanese jams, pearls from Persia and the latest from London.
Setlist:
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Les Fleurs
Jonah Yano & Badbadnotgood – The Ordinary Is Ordinary Because it Ordinarily Repeats
Primitive Art Orchestra – Qualia
The Natural Yoghurt Band – Green Frog
Rolf Kuhn – Playmate
The German Top Five – The Champ
Total Refreshment Centre – Plight
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Step Down
Cortex – La Rue
Ludivine Issambourg & Antiloops – Back to the Future
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Ice V
Brian Molley Quartet & Krishna Kishor – Ramal Dabke
Julian Lage – Chavez
Amir Bresler, Nitai Hershkovits & Nomok – Third Wave Mischief
Eishan Ensemble – Invisible Tarab
Ryo Fukui – Early Summer
C.C.P.P. – Clavinet Shit
Synthesis – Sophie’s Gift
Brian Auger – Straight Ahead
Ryo Kawasaki – El Toro
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Space
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